Stocking Challange

[star4]

I have a mature 200l tank still running but empty of everything but gravel. I am contemplating a set up for me, but at a loss where to start. My last "blank canvas" tanks have been a 180l dwarf cichlid set up and a 240l angel set up. I want something different.

Fish I already have:
Severums (red rotkeil belem)
oscars
Aequidenes pulcher, tetremurus, metae
festivums
true parrots
chocolate
JD
Krobia xingu
Various plecs
catfish: Black collared cat, pictus, blochii, two spot bagrids.
Dwarfs: Keyhole, red breasted acara, curviceps, apisto cac & baenchii
eartheaters: stanopercia daemon & jurupari
Dithers: glowlights & rummy nose (in with the dwarfs)

Not interested in rams, for some reason I just cannot keep these no matter how mature the tank is any idea's welcome.

 

[blackops]

striped dora catfish are cool
what about juwle chiclids

 

[dougie]

A pair of Salvini?

 

[GShorty1981]

Solo Flowerhorn or Green Terror

 

[star4]

Naaa had jewels, not my thing.

Salvini hmmmm do like those.

Flowerhorn, nor my thing eiher really, had GT also

 

[thereverendturtle]

Oi... How about something different like a group of inka stone fish? Maybe add a shoal of tetras...

 

[josh_g]

A nice texas cichlid?

 

[Wills]

Nanochromis Transvestitus? Do a tank around them - could add a few Egyptian Mouth Brooders and maybe African Butterfly Cichlids. Get some small Synos, Loaches would work. Some nice barbs - Black Ruby are nice

Nicaraguans?

Wills

 

[star4]

liking the suggestions

Josh, I had a group of 6 texas once, beautiful fish

 

[blackops]

green terrior

 

[balajake]

http/www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vieja-Argentea-RARE-Central-American-Cichlid-/130774719252?pt=UK_Pet_Supplies_Fish&hash=item1e72c7db14

How about that

http/www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SYNSPILUM-Cichlid-3-to-5cm-LIVE-TROPICAL-FISH-/261109992669?pt=UK_Pet_Supplies_Fish&hash=item3ccb5e4cdd

Or that. Obviously a female of the above would be favourable as they max out at 1 foot. Males grow larger but if you can find more room ??

 

[star4]

Oh Jake if only I had the room for the Vieja Argentea, I have come close to buying myself one for a while, that or a jag, but this tank isnt really big enough

 

[balajake]

Oh Jake if only I had the room for the Vieja Argentea, I have come close to buying myself one for a while, that or a jag, but this tank isnt really big enough

That's a real shame. I had you down for a vieja admirer so I knew you'd like those two , I wish I had room too because I'd love to have rarer ( larger specimens) inmy collection too. These are serious fish aren't they lol

 

[star4]

My hubby likes the argentea too, he calls it a white texas lol, He did like my texas group, I could possibly get away with a single texas, but I already have the oscars as "wet pets" I dont think he would be best pleased with another tank for a single fish , unless I find another aquidenes diadema then he aint got a choice lol lol

 

[balajake]

My hubby likes the argentea too, he calls it a white texas lol, He did like my texas group, I could possibly get away with a single texas, but I already have the oscars as "wet pets" I dont think he would be best pleased with another tank for a single fish , unless I find another aquidenes diadema then he aint got a choice lol lol

http/www.ebay.co.uk/itm/APISTOGRAMMA-NIJSSENI-STUNNING-UK-BRED-DWARF-CICHLID-SEXED-PAIR-/300796430361?pt=UK_Pet_Supplies_Fish&hash=item4608dd4819

Apistogramma

Or if you really want a challenge you could have an African tank ?


http/www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4-x-Protomelas-taeniolatus-Red-Empress-4-5cm-Malawi-Cichlid-/170922706257?pt=UK_Pet_Supplies_Fish&hash=item27cbc98551

4 of them and a few other. Choice cichlids

http/www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4-x-Hap-SP44-4-5cm-Victorian-Cichlid-/170922707556?pt=UK_Pet_Supplies_Fish&hash=item27cbc98a64


Don't know about Africans myself but they look gorgeous